Extended rear facing car seats

We’re still rear facing at aged 4. DD is at 102cm so hasn’t yet outgrown her car seat (goes up to 105cm). I’m hoping we can get another few months out of it and then I’ll look to move her to a high-backed booster. I’ve ummed and aahed about whether to go for an ERF car seat to last another few years but overall if we can get to 4.5 years then I think I’ll be happy to move forward facing.

My 7yo still rearfaces. 7yo was prem and is very small though - he’s not much taller then the average 5yo. 3yo DN is RF as well and will be as long as possible, but he’s quite tall so I doubt it’ll be as long as DS.

We do 6 hour journeys at least once a month and I’ll keep them RF as long as possible due to the fact that if we do have an accident (they walk to school and most activities day to day) it’s more likely to be a motorway/high speed one so I’d prefer them in RF seats.

My eldest was in a minikid2 until he was almost 6. He FF at the childminder from 4.5. my 3 yo is RF in the minikid2 now but was in a BeSafe stretch which was fab but doesn't allow us to fit 3 across. They've never been fussed about being RF. Even when eldest was FF at childminders and RF at home, it didn't seem to bother him.

I have a 6yr old in a Besafe stretch. He does forward face in my mum’s car but that was when he outgrew his car seat. I do not have any problem with him rear facing. I can put an iPad between him and his sister and they can watch something on a long car journey, he will not get a crick in his neck if he falls asleep. I have even taken his friends out and not heard a peep from him about his car seat.

I do prefer him refacing as it is safer and will keep him doing it as long as I can

We had axkids. Daughter until nearly 7. Son until nearly 6 as he was very car sick and we were fed up.
We were very much in the minority. It felt like by 7 many people near us had given up on car seats altogether!!

My neighbour’s ds is nearly 5 and is still rear facing. He absolutely hates it though.